# Franklin
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), see franklin. The place names are mostly named after American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɹæŋklɪn/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Franklin (countable and uncountable, plural Franklins)
* A surname transferred from the nickname.
* Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
* A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
* A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
* A municipality of Quebec, Canada.
* A township and river in Tasmania.
* (historical) An unrecognized proposed state in modern eastern Tennessee, United States. Capital: Greeneville.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A town in Alabama.
** A town in Arkansas.
** A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
** A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
** A town in Connecticut.
** A small city, the county seat of Heard County, Georgia.
** A city in Idaho.
** A village in Illinois.
** A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Indiana.
** A city in Iowa.
** A city, the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky.
** A city, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
** A town in Maine.
** A town in Massachusetts.
** A village in Michigan.
** A city in Minnesota.
** A city in Missouri.
** A small city, the county seat of Franklin County, Nebraska.
** A city in New Hampshire.
** A borough of New Jersey.
** A town in Franklin County, New York.
** A town and village in Delaware County, New York.
** A town, the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina.
** A city in Warren County, Ohio.
** A city, the county seat of Venango County, Pennsylvania.
** A borough of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
** A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee.
** A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Texas.
** A town in Vermont.
** A city in Virginia.
** A town, the county seat of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
** A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; suburb of Milwaukee.
** A town and unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
** An unincorporated community in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Franklin Township.

#### Derived terms

* Ben Franklin effect
* FDR
* Franklin County
* Franklin grouse
* Franklin Harbour
* Franklin Parish
* Franklin stove
* Franklinton

#### See also

* Frank

### Noun

Franklin (plural Franklins)
* (US, informal) A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
    Synonyms: Ben, Ben Franklin, Benjamin, Benjamin Franklin
** 2018, Ling Ma, chapter 8, in Severance, →ISBN:That night, I bought a stack of spirit money. In U.S. currency, of course. I would make it rain Franklins in the spirit world.
* (numismatic slang) A Franklin half dollar.
* A member of the Franklin society, a social club at Whittier College founded in 1921.
** 2008, Rick Perlstein, Nixonland:Nixon beat a Franklin for student body president. [He had] learned that being hated by the right people was no impediment to political success.

#### See also

* dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
* Orthogonian

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### Etymology

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From English Franklin, from Middle English.

### Proper noun

Franklin
* a male given name from English

## Middle English
### Proper noun

Franklin
* A Middle English name for an English freeman that owns land but is not of noble birth.